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Holes Vocab Chapters 1-20

Total questions: 29

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

At the start of the pandemic, there was a ________ of toilet paper.

a)

scarcity

b)

dawdle

c)

premises

d)

upholstery

2.

I don't want to go to class so I ______ on my way back to class.

a)

scarcity

b)

dawdle

c)

premises

d)

upholstery

3.

The house and garden were lovely. The ________ was beautiful.

a)

scarcity

b)

dawdle

c)

premises

d)

upholstery

4.

This couch is so comfortable. It has the best _____________.

a)

scarcity

b)

dawdle

c)

premises

d)

upholstery

5.

The angry child ______ a skull into the desk.

a)

etched

b)

pried

c)

fossilized

d)

radiated

6.

The door in the abandoned house was locked. With a crowbar, I ____________ it open.

a)

etched

b)

pried

c)

fossilized

d)

radiated

7.

After centuries, the bones became ____________ .

a)

etched

b)

pried

c)

fossilized

d)

radiated

8.

The fire _________ heat and kept us all warm.

a)

etched

b)

pried

c)

fossilized

d)

radiated

9.

After a long day, I dropped _______ collapsed onto the couch.

a)

wearily

b)

stifling

c)

intently

d)

calloused

10.

The classroom in August was so hot. It was absolutely _____.

a)

wearily

b)

stifling

c)

intently

d)

calloused

11.

I wanted to learn the dance so I watched the TikTok video ____________.

a)

wearily

b)

stifling

c)

intently

d)

calloused

12.

After she built her own sailboat, her hands were ________.

a)

wearily

b)

stifling

c)

intently

d)

calloused

13.

If I don't pay my rent, I may be _________.

a)

evicted

b)

hearth

c)

receded

d)

eased

14.

The warmest place in our house is right in front of the ________.

a)

evicted

b)

hearth

c)

receded

d)

eased

15.

After the flood, the waters finally __________.

a)

evicted

b)

hearth

c)

receded

d)

eased

16.

After the flood, the waters finally __________.

a)

evicted

b)

hearth

c)

receded

d)

eased

17.

When I finally started therapy, it _________ my anxiety.

a)

evicted

b)

hearth

c)

receded

d)

eased

18.

The supermarket stretched on forever. It was _________.

a)

vast

b)

barren

c)

desolate

d)

expanse

19.

Nothing grows in that wasteland. It's dusty and _______.

a)

vast

b)

barren

c)

desolate

d)

expanse

20.

We haven't seen a town for ages. This area is so ______.

a)

vast

b)

barren

c)

desolate

d)

expanse

21.

I looked out at the wide ocean. It was a beautiful, huge _________.

a)

vast

b)

barren

c)

desolate

d)

expanse

22.

The new game won't work at all. It's completely _________.

a)

Defective

b)

Forlorn

c)

spigot

d)

sprawled

23.

She ate lunch alone, sad and _________.

a)

Defective

b)

Forlorn

c)

spigot

d)

sprawled

24.

There wasn't a sink. There was just a _______ in the backyard.

a)

Defective

b)

Forlorn

c)

spigot

d)

sprawled

25.

After the hit, the man lay ________ on the ground.

a)

Defective

b)

Forlorn

c)

spigot

d)

sprawled

26.

The drought killed the crops. Soon there was a _______ of food.

a)

scarcity

b)

dawdle

c)

premises

d)

upholstery

27.

It's nice to walk slowly. I love to ________.

a)

scarcity

b)

dawdle

c)

premises

d)

upholstery

28.

The couch was ripped everywhere. The stuffing in its __________ is coming out.

a)

scarcity

b)

dawdle

c)

premises

d)

upholstery

29.

When my girlfriend and I broke up, I felt so lonely and _________.

a)

Defective

b)

Forlorn

c)

spigot

d)

sprawled